Stories

My heart failure crept up on me really fast! I got pneumonia and got out of breath really easy and they diagnosed me with HF. My ejection fraction was 23...

On September 25, 2018, I ended up in the hospital due to not being able to move around without being so short of breath (SOB) just from trying to get...

I had a double bypass back in 1995 due to a 96% blockage. I had the Widowmaker, but they caught it in time. I lived a normal life driving a...

I see and hear many people say their life is almost over when they get the diagnosis of "heart failure". Folks, it doesn't mean that at all. Briefly, it means...

Looking at my story, it starts before I can remember. I was born on December 19th a perfect little Christmas gift. But not for too long, two weeks after being...

Doing this kind of communications is new to me, so please bear with me. I had always thought I was pretty healthy, until January 2020. I had three incidents of...

My cardiologist recommends a defibrillator be in me. I have heard horror stories from a relative about being shocked by it. Others have told me good things about theirs. My...

32 years of congestive heart failure. Outlived most medicines now on Entresto and a BiPap. I hope to improve ejection fraction with this new approach...

The recent check-up with my cardiologist was upsetting: the mitral valve he’s been watching for years is now “severe mitral regurgitation” and will need attention. “What kind of attention?” I...

Diagnosed with heart failure 2 yrs ago my whole life changed- shortness of breath moved out state to change lifestyle...

I was diagnosed 5 days ago with a bent artery in my neck. Previously to my diagnosis I’ve been suffering with severe fatigue, dizzy, off-balance feet going numb. I was...

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